How plankton hold secrets to preventing pandemics
Credit: Tara Stewart Merrill Whether it's plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host's initial immune response ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
The Lancet: Experts call for urgent action to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
Credit: The Lancet The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions ...
Lindquist investigator research on mucormycosis, the deadly ‘black fungus’
Start-up Vitalex Biosciences is manufacturing humanized monoclonal antibodies that would stem the spread of this fatal diseaseCredit: The Lundquist Institute ...
Scientists rewrite the genesis of mosquito-borne viruses
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possibleCredit: Associate Professor Fasseli Coulibaly Better designed vaccines for ...
Jab-free dengue immunity could be just a click away
Credit: The University of Queensland A dengue virus vaccine candidate has passed an important milestone, with promising results in animal ...
COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say Concordia researchers
The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmissionCredit: Concordia ...
Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
Molnupiravir under consideration for emergency use in India to slow explosive spread of COVID-19 infections.Credit: Supplied by Matthias Gotte A ...
Blocking viruses’ exit strategy
Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, ...
India’s polio vaccination provides valuable insights for mass vaccination campaigns
Credit: Reach Alliance. Lessons Learned from India's Polio Vaccination Program Provide Valuable Insights for Future Mass Vaccination Initiatives. Toronto - ...
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial results show efficacy against the B.1.351 variant in SA study
Results from the initial primary analysis of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial conducted by Wits VIDA in SA have been ...
Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs
Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...
Tübingen study raises hope for effective malaria vaccine
Credit: Universität Tübingen / Paul Mehnert Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac" is a live vaccine consisting of infectious Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria parasites ...
UNC Charlotte researchers analyzed the host origins of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Credit: Denis Jacob Machado Coronavirus (CoVs) infection in animals and humans is not new. The earliest papers in the scientific ...
Young people and adolescents know too little about pathogens such as COVID-19
Which are reciprocally transmitted from animals to humansCredit: Zucca P et al. The EU-funded BIO-CRIME project - with support from ...
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